I have been there eight times - seen most of everything. 'Tis truly a wonderful and magical place. If you have time, I woud suggest a trip to Belfast and Derry. Very interesting! And I agree about Doolin - wonderful music there. Cliffs of Moher - not so much. Everyone should see it once, but it has gotten so commercialized with the Visitor Center that it has lost much of its rugged adventure.
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you can take the train from Dublin to Galway in just 3 hours from east coast to west. I recommend seeing Dublin, then get out of the city and see the beautiful countryside. Galway was one of my favorite places. Charming and so friendly!
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Hitting our joint bucket list hard this year. Pompeii for me and South of the equator for him. So it's Rome in late February & New Zealand for our honeymoon in July. And we're on to San Francisco on the way back for a few days :)

Thanks! We wanted our honeymoon to be somewhere we wouldn't "just go" to. Normally we could never afford it so we wanted it to be extra special :)
And winter in NZ doesn't appear to be all that cold!
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Oleg, these sound awesome and you should get to planning! :P By the way, I'm a community manager here and I've helped you highlight the places in your answer on a map so you can see all your dream destinations on it. In the future, you can do this yourself as you answer a question by simply typing the @-symbol followed by the name of the place. Take a look at your map next to your answer :)
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I am taking a once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Italy with my mother. Our trip includes Rome, Vatican City, Florence and Venice. Considering up to this point my "international" travel has been limited to Canada and the Bahamas, this will be quite an adventure!

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Not certain... but, I am assuming you will be climbing with a team and/or guide if you are going to the peak. You can not ascend Rainier without a minimum of 2 people (with one being an experience mountain guide)...but, with a total of 3 people highly recommended. Plus, there is a lengthy list of climbing equipment that is required. What equipment and experience level needed depends upon what route you will be using to go up Mount Rainier. The upper elevations of Mount Rainier are not tourist like trails and subject to serious and deadly avalanches (...unlike Kilimanjaro or Machu Picchu). Good luck and have fun.
http://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/things-to-know-before-you-climb.htm
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If you're going to Kilimanjaro and you don't have a guide yet, contact us at www.venturefar.com. We'll be sure to get you in touch with a local guide and give you the resources you need to have a great trip. Check us out!
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